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The accomplish'd practiser in the High Court of Chancery : shewing the whole method of proceedings, according to the present practice, from the bill to the appeal inclusive

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Author
Harrison, Joseph,
Edition
7th ed., (being a new one) upon a plan different from that pursued in the former editions of this work with all the practice enlarged under every head, and an addition of precedents of all kinds; the proceedings upon a commission of lunacy; with additional notes and references to the ancient and modern reports in equity /
Date of Publication
1790.
Call Number
Book 512 1790
Book 513 1790
Alternate Title
Harrison's chancery practice
Responsibility
by Joseph Harrison.
Author
Harrison, Joseph,
Edition
7th ed., (being a new one) upon a plan different from that pursued in the former editions of this work with all the practice enlarged under every head, and an addition of precedents of all kinds; the proceedings upon a commission of lunacy; with additional notes and references to the ancient and modern reports in equity /
Place of Publication
London : for T. Whieldon ; and R. Pheney
Publisher
Printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall ;
Date of Publication
1790.
Physical Description
2 volumes ; 22 cm
Notes
"Containing the original power and jurisdiction of the Chancery, both as a court of law and equity; the Office of the Lord Chancellor, Master of the Rolls, and the rest of the officers; also, the best forms and precedents of bills, answers, pleas, demurrers, writs, commissions, interrogatories, affidavits, petitions, and orders: together with a list of the officers and their fees: likewise other matters useful for practisers."
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 512 as assigned by Yeates.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Great Britain. - Court of Chancery - Early works to 1800.
Great Britain. - Court of Chancery.
Equity pleading and procedure - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Equity pleading and procedure.
Great Britain.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Williams, John Griffith,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 512 1790
Book 513 1790
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.005
Date Range
1855/04/06
  2 documents     10 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church
Description
Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church signed by Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the Senate, William Mulhenberg Hiester and Governor, James Pollock . An act to confirm and legalize the election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Congregation of the City of Lancaster signed by Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the House of Representatives, William M. Hiester, Speaker of the Senate, and James Pollock, Governor, and certified by John M. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth confirming the election of several trustees after failing to do so according to the charter of the church. This act upholds the action of the Golden seal with red ribbon on last page. Lancaster, PA.
Date Range
1855/04/06
Creator
Pennsylvania. General Assembly
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
Strong, Henry K.
Hiester, William Muhlenberg
Pollock, James
Sullivan, John M.
Subjects
Boards of directors
Presbyterian Church
Business records
Search Terms
Boards of directors
Second Presbyterian Church
Business records
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 8 pages to scan, 8.75 x 14 in.
Object Name
Act
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.005
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
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Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1996.032
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 5
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : passed at a session, which was begun and held at the city of Philadelphia on Tuesday, the fourth day of December, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, and of the independence of the United States of America, the seventeenth

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21654
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1793.
Call Number
Book 590 1793
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Hall and Sellers ...,
Date of Publication
1793.
Physical Description
pages [293]-442 ; 35 cm
Notes
"Published by authority."
The last act passed is that of April 11, 1793.
Jasper Yeates' Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 590 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Session laws - Pennsylvania - Early works to 1800.
Session laws.
Pennsylvania.
Early works.
Three-quarters leather on boards (Binding)
Inscribed title on spine (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 590 1793
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Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, : passed at a session, which was begun and held at the city of Philadelphia on Tuesday, the twenty-third day of August, in the year one thousand seven hundred and one, and of the independence of the United States of America, the sixteenth. Published by authority

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20662
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
M. DCC. XCI. [1791]
Call Number
Book 21a 1793a
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1790 Dec.)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Hall and Sellers, no. 51, Market-Street.,
Date of Publication
M. DCC. XCI. [1791]
Physical Description
[3}, 112-289 p. ; 31 cm. (fol.)
Notes
Also issued as part of: Pennsylvania. [Laws, etc.] Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ... Philadelphia, 1793-1801 (Evans 29291).
Signatures: 4D-4Z - 5A-5R.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 21 as arranged by Yeates.
Three-quarters leather over brown paper-covered boards.
Subjects
Law - Pennsylvania - Early works to 1800.
Additional Author
Hall, David,
Sellers, William,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 21a 1793a
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Acts passed at the first [-third] session of the fifth Congress of the United States of America : begun and held at the city of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday the fifteenth of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven : and of the independence of the United States, the twenty-first : published by authority

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21033
Corporate Author
United States.
Date of Publication
1797.
Call Number
Boook 244 1797
Alternate Title
Laws of the United States
Corporate Author
United States.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1797-1799)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by William Ross ...,
Date of Publication
1797.
Physical Description
240, vii, [4], 244-561, [1], 26, iv, [48] pages ; 21 cm (8vo)
Notes
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2G⁴ [2H]⁴ 2I-4M⁴.
Printed marginalia.
Includes treaties.
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 244 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Session laws - United States - Early works to 1800.
Diplomatic relations.
Session laws.
United States - Foreign relations - Early works to 1800.
United States.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Bindingn)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,Ud1745-1817,
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Congress
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Boook 244 1797
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Broadside for a public sale of James Buchanan’s property on Orange Street, Lancaster
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In01
Date Range
1851/11/25
  2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Broadside for a public sale of James Buchanan’s property on Orange Street, Lancaster
Description
Broadside for a public sale of James Buchanan’s property on Orange Street in Lancaster. The sale was to take place on 6 December 1851. Lancaster. 25 November 1851.
Date Range
1851/11/25
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Advertisements
Broadsides
Real property
Auctions
Real property auctions
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Advertisements
Broadsides
Real estate
Auctions
Real estate auctions
Public sales
Orange Street
Lancaster
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 40 x 27 cm
Object Name
Advertisement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 027, Insert 01
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Advice concerning bils [sic] of exchange : wherein is set forth the nature of exchange of monies, the several kinds of exchange in different countries, divers cases propounded and resolved, objections answered, &c. : with two exact tables of old and new stile

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Author
Marius, John.
Edition
The second edition, London, anno 1654.
Date of Publication
MDCCXC [1790]
Call Number
Bookk 935 1790
Alternate Title
Advice concerning bils of exchange
Advice concerning bills of exchange
Responsibility
by Iohn Marius, notary publike.
Author
Marius, John.
Edition
The second edition, London, anno 1654.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Re-printed by D. Humphreys ...,
Date of Publication
MDCCXC [1790]
Physical Description
vii, [1], 96 p. ; 20 cm (8vo)
Notes
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-N⁴.
LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 935 as assigned by Yeates.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
Evans, C. American bibliography,
English short title catalogue,
Subjects
Bills of exchange - England - Early works to 1800.
1790.
Bills of exchange.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Imprints (Humphrey, Daniel)
England.
Early works.
Full leather (Binding)
No spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Place
Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Bookk 935 1790
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Conditions of sale
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In02
Date Range
1851/12/06
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Conditions of sale
Description
Conditions of sale by James Buchanan. Signed by Abraham W. Russel, purchaser, and W. Carpenter, agent. Lancaster.
Date Range
1851/12/06
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Carpenter, W.
Russel, Abraham W.
Subjects
Real property
Contracts
Auctions
Real property auctions
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Conditions of Sale
Real estate
Auctions
Real estate auctions
Public sales
Lancaster
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 33 x 20.5 cm
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 027, Insert 02
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Documents
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Release from James Buchanan to Abraham Russel
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In04
Date Range
1857/02/20
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Release from James Buchanan to Abraham Russel
Description
Release from James Buchanan to Abraham Russel for property in Lancaster. Signed by James Buchanan and W. Carpenter. Lancaster.
Date Range
1857/02/20
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Carpenter, W.
Russel, Abraham W.
Subjects
Real property
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Releases
Real estate
Lancaster
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 34.5 x 20.5 cm
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In04
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 027, Insert 04
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Documents
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Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-07-01-01
Date Range
c. 1856
  1 image  
Object Name
Ambrotype
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Ambrotype of James Buchanan in stained decorative case with pearl inlay in shape of flowers on front.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Date Range
c. 1856
Creator
Holmes, Silas A.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Ambrotype
Print Size
2.5 x 3 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-07-01-01
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